2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
	Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, MN was the site for the 2018 Frozen Four (Women), hosted by the University of Minnesota
Duration	September 23, 2016–; March 20, 2017
NCAA tournament	2018
National championship	Ridder Arena; Minneapolis, MN
NCAA champion	Clarkson
Patty Kazmaier Award	Daryl Watts, Boston College; ()
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
← 2016–17	2018–19 →

The 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2017 and ended with the 2018 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game.

Pre-season polls

The top 10 from USCHO.com and the top 10 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine,^[1]^[2] First place votes are in parentheses.

Regular season

Standings

College Hockey America standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#10 Robert Morris†	20	14	3	3	31	75	30	33	21	8	4	122	70
Mercyhurst*	20	13	4	3	29	58	24	37	18	15	4	94	74
Syracuse	20	11	8	1	23	53	43	36	13	21	2	76	98
Penn State	20	6	7	7	19	43	36	36	10	15	11	65	69
Lindenwood	20	8	12	0	16	37	57	31	10	20	1	61	92
RIT	20	1	19	0	2	19	95	35	4	28	3	42	141
Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Clarkson†*	22	19	3	0	38	90	29	41	36	4	1	158	48
#2 Colgate†	22	19	3	0	38	80	35	41	34	6	1	150	70
#7 Cornell	22	15	5	2	32	66	42	33	21	9	3	100	65
#8 St. Lawrence	22	14	6	2	30	67	40	35	20	11	4	96	73
Quinnipiac	22	12	9	1	25	41	40	36	16	17	3	65	71
Princeton	22	11	0	1	23	60	43	32	14	14	4	79	64
Harvard	22	10	10	2	22	52	48	31	13	16	2	31	79
Yale	22	8	12	2	18	43	53	31	10	17	4	59	83
RPI	22	6	13	3	15	35	50	34	9	19	6	54	78
Union	22	5	15	2	12	45	78	34	7	22	5	65	121
Dartmouth	22	3	16	3	9	25	77	27	5	19	3	37	98
Brown	22	1	21	0	2	25	77	29	2	27	0	46	134
Championship: March 10, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Wisconsin†	24	20	2	2	2	64	81	29	37	31	4	2	123	44
#6 Ohio State	24	14	6	4	3	49	63	51	38	24	10	4	112	76
#5 Minnesota*	24	13	8	3	0	42	74	54	38	24	11	3	119	79
Minnesota Duluth	24	10	11	3	2	35	49	62	35	15	16	4	71	82
Bemidji State	24	9	13	2	1	30	60	68	38	16	19	3	90	96
St. Cloud State	24	6	14	4	1	23	41	59	33	8	20	5	52	82
Minnesota State	24	3	21	0	0	9	37	82	34	5	28	1	57	123
Championship: March 4, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

WHEA standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#5 Boston College	24	19	2	3	41	98	46	38	30	5	3	155	76
Providence	24	12	7	5	29	67	55	37	17	13	7	96	80
Maine	24	11	9	4	26	54	52	38	19	14	5	91	83
#8 Northeastern	24	11	11	2	24	69	64	39	19	17	3	107	100
New Hampshire	24	9	10	5	23	45	57	36	14	15	7	79	85
Boston University	24	8	11	5	21	72	66	37	14	17	6	113	100
Connecticut	24	7	11	6	20	47	56	39	16	14	9	88	76
Vermont	24	7	13	4	18	46	67	35	10	20	5	67	99
Merrimack	24	6	16	2	14	41	76	34	11	20	3	62	96
Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

NEWHA
	Overall
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Saint Anselm	21	16	2	3	80	18
Sacred Heart	26	20	5	1	123	36
Holy Cross	20	11	6	3	81	38
Franklin Pierce	21	12	7	2	69	48
Saint Michael's	20	3	17	0	24	84
Post	21	2	19	2	26	129

Player stats

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Daryl Watts	Freshman	Boston College	38	42	40	82	34
Loren Gabel	Junior	Clarkson	41	36	39	75	24
Caitrin Lonergan	Sophomore	Boston College	38	30	45	75	28
Élizabeth Giguère	Freshman	Clarkson	41	27	44	71	24
Victoria Bach	Senior	Boston University	33	39	28	67	12
Taylor Moreland	Senior	Sacred Heart	35	30	36	66	12
Makenna Newkirk	Junior	Boston University	38	24	37	61	16
Rebecca Leslie	Senior	Boston University	33	24	33	57	22
Michaela Pejzlovám	Sophomore	Clarkson	41	26	29	55	16
Brittany Howard	Redshirt	Robert Morris	31	25	24	49	38

Leading goaltenders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Class	Team	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Shea Tiley	Senior	Clarkson	40	2406	35	4	1	48	12	.945	1.20
Kristen Campbell	Redshirt	Wisconsin	38	2320	31	5	2	46	12	.939	1.19
Annie Bélanger	Senior	UConn	30	1822	13	11	6	56	4	.938	1.84
Kassidy Sauvé	Redshirt	Ohio State	32	1949	19	9	4	61	10	.938	1.88
Liz Auby	Sophomore	Colgate	10	601	9	1	0	12	1	.936	1.30

Awards

Patty Kazmaier Award

Daryl Watts, Boston College

AHCA Coach of the Year

AHCA Coach of the Year Finalists^[3]^[4]
Coach	School
Greg Fargo	Colgate
Matt Desrosiers	Clarkson
Mark Johnson	Wisconsin
Nadine Muzerall	Ohio State
Tom O'Malley	Sacred Heart
Richard Reichenbach	Maine
Michael Sisti	Mercyhurst

Ivy League honors

Kristin O'Neill, Cornell, PLAYER OF THE YEAR^[5]
Maddie Mills, Cornell, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Doug Derraugh, Cornell, COACH OF THE YEAR

All-Ivy

FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY

Kristin O'Neill, Cornell, Forward
Maddie Mills, Cornell, Forward
Carly Bullock, Princeton, Forward
Sarah Knee, Cornell, Defense
Jaime Bourbonnais, Cornell, Defense
Mallory Souliotis, Yale, Defense
Marlène Boissonnault, Cornell, Goaltender

SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY

Becca Gilmore, Harvard, Forward
Karlie Lund, Princeton, Forward
Greta Skarzynski, Yale, Forward
Claire Thompson, Princeton, Defense
Stephanie Sucharda, Princeton, Defense
Stephanie Neatby, Princeton, Goaltender

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-IVY

Sam Donovan, Brown, Forward
Lenka Serdar, Cornell, Forward
Kat Hughes, Harvard, Forward
Christine Honor, Dartmouth, Goaltender
Gianna Meloni, Yale, Goaltender

References

^ "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 21, 2015.
^ "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 29, 2015.
^ "2017-18 University Division Women's Coach of the Year Finalists Announced". ahcahockey.com. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
^ "Colgate's Greg Fargo is 2017-18 CCM/AHCA Division I Women's Coach of the Year". ahcahockey.com. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
^ "WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY ALL-IVY, POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED". ivyleague.com. February 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[1] "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 21, 2015.

[2] "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 29, 2015.

[3] "2017-18 University Division Women's Coach of the Year Finalists Announced". ahcahockey.com. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.

[4] "Colgate's Greg Fargo is 2017-18 CCM/AHCA Division I Women's Coach of the Year". ahcahockey.com. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

[5] "WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY ALL-IVY, POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED". ivyleague.com. February 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

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